The chain's Maxi & Cie Maxi & Co. locations are larger and carry a wider variety of general merchandise, more akin to the hypermarket model. Some Maxi & Cie stores are themselves former Maxi stores that were converted because of their larger size. The original Maxi & Cie stores opened in 1996 on Jean Talon street in Saint Leonard, Quebec and Cousineau boulevard in Saint-Hubert, Quebec; both are still in operation.